Plenty of ways to satisfy your carnival needs, while the real thing remains cancelled.
Last year, for the first time in 54-year history, 2020’s Notting Hill Carnival was cancelled. Sadly, despite hopes of its organizers and the lifting of restrictions across the majority of the U.K., 2021’s iteration has been faced with the same outcome as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Traditionally taking place over the August bank holiday weekend, the event — which celebrates Afro-Caribbean culture and has become a significant event in Black British culture — sees hundreds of thousands of revellers hit the streets of Notting Hill and Kensington, in a two-day mashup of music, live performances, and food.
Taking place in London since 1966, Notting Hill Carnival has become a staple in the British calendar — so much so that in 2006 it was voted onto a list of iconic events in England. However, despite the loosening of restrictions across the country, Carnival is going to have to wait another year.
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